Original date of post: 31/10/05
I started my studies at the National University ofSingapore (NUS) in 2002. Even as close as a few months before school started I wasn't quite sure on what to major in. After some prayer and consideration, I chose Life Science. What was I thinking?! I did not even have 'O' level Biology! These thoughts did not occur to me at that point of time. It came rather on retrospection. I remembered some friends commenting that it was very brave of me to jump into a totally new area of study. So how did I do in those 3 years of study? I did not get excellent grades but I was contented with what God gave me. Reasonable grades for me to pass with a merit. Praise God!=)
Through the 3 years, I thank God for providing a good friend who was willing and ever ready to help me in my studies. What were the chances of meeting an old time church friend whom I've not been in contact for about10 years and having him in the same Life Science course as me? Slim I would say. The next part gets even better. During lab and tutorial sessions, we'll be almost always in the same class because our surnames were alphabetically close. What were the chances of that?! Neither event could be planned. Not by man at least. I can only say that it was God's wonderful providence and perfect plan worked out.
Examinations were the most dreaded yet looked forward to event of the semester. Dreaded because of countless reasons. ha. Looked forward to because of the semester holidays that followed after that. The nature of studying life science is such that lots of memory work is required. Understanding the topic helps, but it was not sufficient. If you guys haven't already known, I do not really excel in memory work. Anyway, each test and exam period was really challenging and I really thank God that He answered my prayer of seeing me through the exams each semester. I would say my faith and trust in God for seeing me through the exams grewwith every passing semester. At every exam period, Iwould be reminded that since God had seen me through the past number of semesters, He would definitely see me through the current one. With this assurance, I prayed in faith. However, I recalled moments during exams that despite the knowledge that God had seen me through the past semesters and exams, I still let anxiety take over and I started to worry about failing the exam. One such semester was my last semester. During the exam period of the last semester, I got a call from the airforce telling me that I have passed the medical test, which was the 3rd and final test before airgrading and that they were ready to accept me once I graduated. This call caused me to worry about scenarios that if I did not pass my last semester, my intake into the airforce would be delayed. Worst still, they might not want me.I thank God that these thoughts and anxieties did not last long. I was quickly reminded by God that He was Sovereign. On retrospection, how quickly I let circumstances and challenges of the world "grow larger" than God who made the world and is in control! I really praise and thank God for seeing me through my 3 years of studies in NUS. Without God I would not dare think of the possible outcome. How gracious and good the LORD is.=) All Glory to God who is the Beginning and the End, theAlpha and Omega!
'O Lord Most High, Creator and most Sovereign Lord, grant me the grace to remain unmovable and steadfast in the knowledge of and faith in You and Your Word even in the most distressing storms and burdensome challenges of life ahead. Grant me the grace to live by faith that I might be pleasing unto You. In Jesus'name I pray, A-men'
"But without faith it is impossible to please him[God]: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." -Heb 11:6
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